Krebs | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

Krebs began as a small coal-mining camp inhabited by English and Irish miners. Italians, other Europeans, and Mexicans were later recruited to work in the Indian Territory mines. In 1875 the first mine opened, and by 1895 fifteen operated in the area. In 1892 tragedy struck when a mine explosion killed approximately one hundred miners.

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The First Railroads Flashcards

Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like How were white settlers affected by the building of railroads in the Indian Territory?, Which of the Indian Territory's two major lines met at Vinita, one of northeast Oklahoma's first major rail centers?, How did the Reconstruction treaties of 1866 affect the building of railroads in the Indian Territory? and more.

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Cattle, Coal

Coal mining in the Indian Territory began on a commercial scale with the exploits of James J. McAlester, a colonel in the Confederate Army who planned to attend school in Fort Smith …

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Coal and Colonialism: Production Relations in an Indian …

Indian Coalfield, c. 1895-1947* DILIP SIMEON Introduction The year 1995 marked the centenary of the exploitation of a 400 square kilometre tract in the Indian province of Bihar known as the Jharia coalfield. From 1895, when rail lines entered the region, until the end of the World War I, coal output in India increased tenfold and the size

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The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

Production commenced in Missouri circa 1850. Although some surface mining produced lead shot during the Civil War, the Oklahoma section remained commercially untapped until the Peoria Mining Land Company of New Jersey opened shafts around Peoria, Indian Territory (present Ottawa County) in 1891.

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The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

Lehigh's history began in 1877 when J. D. Davis discovered coal in a creek bed in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (I.T.), which led to the opening of coal mines in the area. Originally known as Boone, this first mining camp in the future Coal County was later renamed Lehigh for the coal-mining district in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania.

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OK history chapter 14 Flashcards

Wells drilled in Indian Territory began to bring oil to the surface. Discovery of an underground lake of oil south of Tulsa—Glenn Pool—was to become one of the richest oil fields in the world. The owners of the land, the Indians, did not benefit but were exploited by commercial interests.

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Cattle, Coal

One of the most striking features of coal mining in those days was the proliferation of immigrant communities. Harsh and unsafe con-ditions in the mines made it difficult to attract workers, so agents were often sent to the eastern states and Europe to convince men to migrate to the Indian Territory. Sometimes, agents in Europe were

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Unit Test

How did the arrival of railroads impact the Indian Territory's economy? A. Fewer job opportunities were available to non-American Indians. B. The oil and mining industries transported more goods and grew greatly.

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